CONVICTED:A Crooked Cop, An Innocent Man, and An Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness & Friendship

Waterbrook Press, 2018. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Waterbrook Press hardcover (ivory boards) and dust jacket, first edition, 3rd printing. Chapter decorations only. CONTENT: "A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood."-Rev. Samuel Rodriguez Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer-more focused on arrests than justice-set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men. Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released-when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course-not to violence-but forgiveness. As current as today's headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation. McGee now works finding housing for homeless people and, well, the Cop Collins? - he's now a licensed minister.